11. You will build a reservoir between the two wallsto hold the water of the Old Pool.You didn’t look to Jerusalem’s maker.You didn’t see the one who formed it long ago.
12. On that day the Almighty Lord of Armieswill call for crying and for mourning,for shaving your heads and for wearing sackcloth.
13. Instead, you will rejoice, celebrate,slaughter cattle, and butcher sheep.You will eat meat, drink wine, and say,“Let’s eat and drink because tomorrow we’re going to die.”
14. The Lord of Armies revealed this to me: “Certainly, this wrong will not be forgiven even when you die,” says the Almighty Lord of Armies.
15. This is what the Almighty Lord of Armies says:Go to Shebna, the man in charge of the palace, and say ⌊to him⌋,
16. “What are you doing here?What right do you have to dig a tomb for yourself?What right do you have to cut it out in a prominent place?What right do you have to carve outa resting place for yourself in the rock?